CVE-2018-8422
published 2018-09-13CVE-2018-8422: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI Information…
PriorityP432medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
6.27%
92.8th percentile
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8424.
Affected
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc4.7MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2018-09-11·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2018-8422 [MEDIUM] Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.
There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.
FAQ: What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability
GHSA
GHSA-2hj8-3q87-cf35: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI Inform
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-8422 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-2hj8-3q87-cf35: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI Inform
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8424.
GHSA
GHSA-2x27-jcrc-gj3p: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI Inform
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-8424 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-2x27-jcrc-gj3p: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI Inform
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8422.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2018-09-13
Published